The prepaid insurance account for Darlinghurst Ltd had an opening balance of $4000 and a closing balance of $15 000. The following expenses and loss were extracted from the statement of profit or loss:

$Bad debt expense15 000Insurance expense9 000Other expenses198 000Interest expense25 000Loss on disposal of land18 000

Which of the following amounts would appear as a debit in the prepaid insurance account?

Cash paid for insurance $9000Closing balance $15 000Insurance expense $9000Cash paid for insurance $20 000